Corrective Action Plan – Kansas Health Science University Identifying Number: 2025-001 Finding: Excess Cash – Student Financial Aid Applicable Regulation: According to Uniform Grant Guidance (34 CFR 668.166), the Secretary considers excess cash to be any amount of Title IV, HEA program funds, other ...
Corrective Action Plan – Kansas Health Science University Identifying Number: 2025-001 Finding: Excess Cash – Student Financial Aid Applicable Regulation: According to Uniform Grant Guidance (34 CFR 668.166), the Secretary considers excess cash to be any amount of Title IV, HEA program funds, other than Federal Perkins Loan program funds, that an institution does not disburse to students within the required timeframe. Institutions must return any amount of excess cash over the one-percent tolerance and any remaining cash after the seven-day tolerance period. Finding: Kansas Health Science University (KHSU) had one instance of excess cash for the Federal Direct Student Loan program. During cash management testing, excess cash balances ranging from $94,646 to $190,735 were identified for the period March 21, 2025, to April 5, 2025. These balances exceeded the one-percent tolerance of prior year drawdowns and were not returned within the required seven-day period. Summary: KHSU identified one instance of excess cash due to delays in returning unused funds. The issue arose because records transmitted to the Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) system were rejected, which prevented the Cash Funding Ledger (CFL) from accurately reflecting a balance owed through G5/G6. Once the rejected records were identified, the Financial Aid OƯice promptly reconciled and corrected them in COD, enabling the CFL levels to reflect the correct balance and allowing the return of excess cash through G5/G6. Corrective Action Planned or Taken: To prevent recurrence of this issue, the Financial Aid Office will implement a proactive measure: - If a similar technical issue is identified in the future, a temporary refund will be initiated in G5/G6 while reconciliation is underway. Once the actual refund amount is confirmed, the final adjustment will be made accordingly. Contact Person: Michelle Miller, Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management mmiller10@tcsedsystem.edu Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2025